depressive means causing depression; dispiriting. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.
depressive is pronounced /dɪˈpɹɛsɪv/.
Etymology
From French dépressif or Medieval Latin depressivus. By surface analysis, depress + -ive.
adj
- Causing depression; dispiriting.
- Affected by depression, depressed; dispirited; melancholic.
- Relating to or characteristic of depression.
noun
- A person suffering from depression.